Reber Rock Retreat 2024
Photos courtesy of ZVD Photography and Katrina Mcquail
September Reflections (4 years?!)
As cool weather reminds us to go back inside and put on an extra layer in the morning, the sun also hints at the same change as darkness comes earlier every evening. September marks change with broad brush strokes, like a four-year-old painting with watercolors for the first time. Weather, daylight, school to name a…
Summer of Tomatoes & Basil
After a wonderful time with family in the woods, playing in streams and lakes, hiking and climbing, it felt as though we hit the ground running. Labor Day is almost upon us, school forms are due, and we pulled out the fleece jackets to face the cool mornings of a fall, which is fast approaching.…
Sleeping in the Shade
“This was not a good week for laundry” was too long a title for this week, but in my opinion it sums up the week, especially the first half of the week. With alternating beautiful sun and sudden downpours, it was still a welcome change from the intense heat of earlier this summer. All of…
Learning & Persistence
I am an avid follower of farm newsletters. Many of our farmer friends and neighbors write to chronicle their adventures, and some of them are published authors. We also have friends around the country and into Canada, some small farms with local followers and others with large nationwide audiences. As we settle into August I…
Learning to Swim
Sometimes amidst the buzz and whir of summer I find the simple things bring me back to the ground I am standing on. This week after a long hot day, with my mind churning through the list of things I forgot to do and the longer list of what I need to remember to do,…
Beef Back in Stock
Summer marches along and the hollyhocks greeted Tully on his way to cut some hay in one of our fields this week. Holly does an amazing job of tending the flowers and perennials around the farm, which you’ll notice when you stop into our farm store. Rain was kind to us this week and the…
Soggy Toes
Good morning, Weather continues to dominate my thoughts this week. We had 3 more significant rain storms totaling more than 2” of rain and driving us inside after choosing to camp in a tent in the yard. To the relief of every animal on the farm, four legs and two legs alike, the thunderstorms brought…
Buckets of Rain
Good morning, Weather rocked our focus and perspective this week. Thunderstorms and very heavy rain soaked the farm and our region this week. Rain gauges recorded everything from 4” to 7” and more in just our town alone. Thank you to our dedicated town highway department. All things considered we were lucky. Our rain gauge…
Farm Fireworks
With July 4th celebrations to be found throughout this week our family had much to celebrate. Racey returned home from Nepal, we watched fireworks from the fields of Essex Farm and then felt the booming of the fireworks in Keene Valley at Marcy Field. I hope these words find you in some form of quiet…
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